Dawson Hoping Hopkins is Next After Tarver Rematch

[ИATAS]

If Dawson doesn't give Johnson the rematch he deserves, I'd like to see him fight a younger guy, someone named Tavoris Cloud. That's a fight I can see Dawson possibly getting KTFO in actually. Would be a war though

[boxasmash]

dawson should beat hopkins but the most vital thing he needs is PATIENCE, he's not a veteren like calzaghe so the mind games and negative style might unsettle him along with hopkins' dirty tactics, he wins if he keeps it together.

[WESS]

You could also make a case for Dawson fighting a more active Tarver and in shape. Tarver had to lose all of those pounds from the rocky movie to get back down to 175 in order to fight Hopkins and mentally he could have been somewhere else. Not to make excuses, just something to consider.

Tarver is complete garbage and will be "destroyed" yet once again. Only thing he ever did was get Roy's number.

Perfect timing on his part. Just like Calzaghe... Perfect timing.....

[WESS]

Honestly what more can he do to be considered ready. He's beat guys like Tarver, Johnson, Harding and Adamek. He's basically a unified champion. What s left for him to do before he fights Hopkins? I think he's ready, and i'd pick him to win as well.

According to some he's STILL just a "NEW" guy whos not ready.....

[slicksouthpaw16]

Ehhh people give in to Tarver's excuse a little too much. I thought that played a part when I was at the fight in AC, but after rewatching it (several times) Tarver is no slower, less active, or less accurate than he is in his awful fights after Hopkins. He's really no different than he was in his 3rd fight with Roy. Face it, Tarver lost the motivation to train hard after he fought Roy the first time, he never again came back with that kinda speed.

Tarver did seem to decline after the Jones rematch, although against Dawson he actually seemed like he wanted to win. Weather or not that has to do with Hopkins, I'm not sure about. For some reason against Hopkins he didn't even let his hands go from the first round until the end, against Dawson he landed some good power shots and he was actually the one pressing the fight in the last round, he just seemed like was alive in that fight. Hopkins could possibly have something to do with that, but to me Tarver seemed much more stronger against Dawson.

[Spiegelo]

This is what I'm looking for from Dawson.

I'm a big Hopkins fan, but I'm also a Dawson fan. I scored the Johnson fight for him, and I might even give the slight edge to Dawson against Hopkins due to the age/speed difference. Hopkins of 2003 would be a different story, but still even though Hops might lose I'd still love to see this fight. And obviously I'd like to see milk dud laid out on the floor, I mean who wouldn't cheer for that.

"I'm da legen killa.."

[ИATAS]

Tarver did seem to decline after the Jones rematch, although against Dawson he actually seemed like he wanted to win. Weather or not that has to do with Hopkins, I'm not sure about. For some reason against Hopkins he didn't even let his hands go from the first round until the end, against Dawson he landed some good power shots and he was actually the one pressing the fight, he just seemed like was alive in that fight. Hopkins could possibly have something to do with that, but to me Tarver seemed much more stronger against Dawson.

he didn't let his hands go against Hopkins because he couldn't. Why do you think Pavlik had the exact same problem?? Hopkins is a harder opponent to hit, has much better defense than Dawson. Dawson got hit with solid shots because he was there to be hit at times, hopkins was never there.

[ИATAS]

"One name was curiously left out from Chad Dawson: Tavoris Cloud, the mandatory challenger for the IBF Light Heavyweight crown, has earned the right to be next in line."

http://www.15rounds.com/tavoris-clou...or-his-chance/

[slicksouthpaw16]

If Dawson doesn't give Johnson the rematch he deserves, I'd like to see him fight a younger guy, someone named Tavoris Cloud. That's a fight I can see Dawson possibly getting KTFO in actually. Would be a war though

IMO that would be a technical mismatch, but of course Cloud has the power so that makes things interesting, but of course Adamek and Tarver only had power to bank on.

[Spiegelo]

Tarver did seem to decline after the Jones rematch, although against Dawson he actually seemed like he wanted to win. Weather or not that has to do with Hopkins, I'm not sure about. For some reason against Hopkins he didn't even let his hands go from the first round until the end, against Dawson he landed some good power shots and he was actually the one pressing the fight in the last round, he just seemed like was alive in that fight. Hopkins could possibly have something to do with that, but to me Tarver seemed much more stronger against Dawson.

First off, Tarver is a counter puncher for the most part, so he was waiting a bit in the Hopkins fight trying to feel him out. Unfortunately for him, once he was forced to swing, he was reminded why Hopkins was so dominant in his career. He's a great defensive fighter. Combine that with Hopkins timing Tarver off his jab, and you have the typical Hopkins opponent cry.
"IT WASN'T ME IN THERE, I COULDN'T DO WHAT I WANTED TO DO. IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF HIM, IT'S BECAUSE OF ME!"
Nono Tarver, it's because of him. That's what a master does in there, he takes you out your gameplan and gets into your head. And Tarver had some decent attempts in the first few rounds, after that Hopkins took the man's confidence away though.